New Jersey S 999: Establishes strategic road salt reserve fund and strategic road salt reserve within DOT.

Bill Text

S999 

SENATE, No. 999 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator JON M. BRAMNICK

District 21 (Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union)

SYNOPSIS

���� Permits veterans, for civil service purposes, to be 
defined as veteran or disabled veteran under federal or State definition of 
veteran.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning civil service preference for veterans 
and amending N.J.S.11A:5-1.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� N.J.S.11A:5-1 is amended 
to read as follows:

���� 11A:5-1.� As used in this 
chapter:

���� a.���� �Disabled veteran" 
means any veteran is eligible to be compensated for a service-connected 
disability from war service by the United States Veterans Administration or who 
receives or is entitled to receive equivalent compensation for a service-connected 
disability which arises out of military or naval service as set forth in this 
chapter and who has submitted sufficient evidence of the record of disability 
incurred in the line of duty to the Adjutant General of the Department of 
Military and Veterans' Affairs and received a determination of status no later 
than eight days prior to the issuance of an employment list, for which that 
individual received a passing score on an examination;

���� b.��� "Veteran" 
means any honorably discharged soldier, sailor, marine or nurse who served in 
any army or navy of the allies of the United States in World War I, between 
July 14, 1914 and November 11, 1918, or who served in any army or navy of the 
allies of the United States in World War II, between September 1, 1939 and 
September 2, 1945 and who was inducted into that service through voluntary 
enlistment, and was a citizen of the United States at the time of the 
enlistment, and who did not renounce or lose his or her United States 
citizenship; or any soldier, sailor, marine, airman, nurse or army field clerk, 
who has served in the active military or naval service of the United States and 
has been discharged or released under other than dishonorable conditions from 
that service in any of the following wars or conflicts and who has presented to 
the Adjutant General of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs 
sufficient evidence of the record of service and received a determination of 
status no later than eight days prior to the issuance of an employment list, 
for which that individual received a passing score on an examination:

���� (1)�� World War I, between 
April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918;

���� (2)�� World War II, on or 
after September 16, 1940, who shall have served at least 90 days beginning on 
or before December 31, 1946 in such active service, exclusive of any period of 
assignment for a course of education or training under the Army Specialized Training 
Program or the Navy College Training Program, which course was a continuation 
of a civilian course and was pursued to

completion, or as a cadet or 
midshipman at one of the service academies; except that any person receiving an 
actual service-incurred injury or disability shall be classed a veteran whether 
or not that person has completed the 90-day service;

���� (3)�� Korean conflict, on or 
after June 23, 1950, who shall have served at least 90 days beginning on or 
before January 31, 1955, in active service, exclusive of any period of 
assignment for a course of education or training under the Army Specialized 
Training Program or the Navy College Training Program, which course was a 
continuation of a civilian course and was pursued to completion, or as a cadet 
or midshipman at one of the service academies; except that any person receiving 
an actual service-incurred injury or disability shall be classed as a veteran, 
whether or not that person has completed the 90-day service;

���� (4)�� Lebanon crisis, on or 
after July 1, 1958, who has served in Lebanon or on board any ship actively 
engaged in patrolling the territorial waters of that nation for a period, 
continuous or in the aggregate, of at least 14 days commencing on or before 
November 1, 1958 or the date of termination of that conflict, as proclaimed by 
the President of the United States or Congress, whichever date of termination 
is the latest, in such active service; provided, that any person receiving an 
actual service-incurred injury or disability shall be classed as a veteran 
whether or not that person has completed the 14 days' service as herein 
provided;

���� (5)�� Vietnam conflict, on or 
after December 31, 1960, who shall have served at least 90 days beginning on or 
before May 7, 1975, in active service, exclusive of any period of assignment 
for a course of education or training under the Army Specialized Training 
Program or the Navy College Training Program, which course was a continuation 
of a civilian